They said Nike’s strip is just like the kit West Germany wore when England beat them 4-2 in the 1966 World Cup Final.

Ace Franz Beckenbauer’s side were still in similar strip during the 1970s. Lineker, 52, who famously scored against them in the 1990 World Cup semi-final, tweeted: “Smart move by @FA and @nikefootball to go slightly German with the strip. If you can’t beat ’em...”

The kit was unveiled yesterday by Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere at his old school in Hitchin, Herts, where he got pupil Jason Kelly to model it.

Wilshere, 21, tweeted: “Like this kid, my England dream began here so he was first in #theshirt.” US sportswear giant Nike has signed a £100million five-year deal with the FA to make the kit, taking over from Umbro.

But some disgusted fans vowed not to buy the new design.

Tony Collins tweeted: “England’s new shirt is sh*t it looks like the Germans’ kit.